Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/apw-

This Proto-Algonquian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Algonquian

Etymology

Perhaps related to Proto-Algic *pew- (“put on the fire”).

Verb

*apw-

1. roast, bake

Derived terms

• *apwa·ni

Descendants

• Central Algonquian:
  • Cree: apwêw/ᐊᐯᐧᐤ (apeyw, “she or he makes a roast (over a fire on a spit)”)
  • Ojibwe abwe (“roast”)
• Eastern Algonquian:
  • Abenaki: abo-
  • Unami: ahpusi (“roast; bake”)
  • Munsee: apóosuw (“roast”)

References

• Paul Proulx, Proto-Algic IV: Nouns, in Studies in Native American Languages VII, volume 17, number 2 (1992)